Welcome to Somerfield ...

Somerfield is located in Somerset County<1>.

The location of Somerfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Somerfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

Somerfield is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Somerfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Somerfield is within the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Somerfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Somerfield - it's located in Illinois.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Somerfield.

Communities near Somerfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Somerfield.

• Meyersdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <4>
• South Connellsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
  • South Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <4>
• Dunbar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <4>
• Grantsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <4>
• Rockwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <4>
• Confluence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
  • Confluence is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <4>
• Salisbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Friendsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Friendsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <4>
• Garrett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <4>
• Accident
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident
  • Accident is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accident <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Somerfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Somerfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Somerfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Somerfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Somerfield. See our Newspapers Page for Somerfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Somerfield ...

Looking for more information about Somerfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Somerfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Somerfield.

Adding Somerfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Somerfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Somerfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Somerfield post office opened in 1827.

We also found Somerfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Somerfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Somerfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/